Just for you Uncle Chip...14 states.
Posted on 02/25/2014 5:19:11 AM PST by servo1969
Austin, Texas Police Chief Art Acevedo was asked to defend the actions of his officers, who subdued and arrested a jogging woman because she was wearing earbuds and couldn’t hear their instructions. His response to the controversy was this: It could be worse–at least she wasn’t sexually assaulted.
That response upset many Texas residents, and Acevedo was forced to walk back his comments on Monday.
Austin police arrested the jogging woman last week. They were stationed at an intersection near the University of Texas’s Austin campus, giving jaywalking tickets to dozens of people. The woman ran right past them, unable to hear because of her earbuds. Cops pursued and restrained the confused woman, eventually placing her in a squad car and charging her failure to carry identification and violating a traffic signal.
The incident was recorded by an innocent bystander, who turned the footage over to local news. That bystander, Chris Quintero, said the police behaved badly. Many Texans agreed.
But when asked to comment on the situation, Acevedo said that his officers hadn’t behaved nearly as badly as officers around the country who are routinely caught committing sexual assault.
“Cops are actually committing sexual assaults on duty so I thank God that this is what passes for a controversy in Austin, Texas,” he said according to CNN.
He also praised the “mediocrity” of the Austin police department.
“And I’m glad that I’m here having to address mediocrity,” he said.
It was a comparison that Acevedo soon regretted, and on Monday, he apologized and said his choice of words had been poor.
“During the press conference I attempted to place the arrest into context by bringing attention to the fact that law enforcement deals with many acts of serious misconduct,” he said. “This includes recent instances in the news of sexual assault by police officers in other cities. In hindsight I believe the comparison was a poor analogy, and for this I apologize.”
While the comparison may not have been an apt or flattering one for Austin police, it is nevertheless true.
But a name is required --
It's hard to take anyone seriously who doesn't know the difference between a "state" and a "country".
What makes you think I don’t know the difference? Are you talking about my profile? I didn’t generate the text that way. This was created using some website that I do not remember.
But, anyway, nice try at attacking me. Now go lick some boots.
PS. A “state” and a “country” can mean the same thing. Why else do you think we name it the State Department. According to you, this would be called the Country Department?
Good thing she left the dog at home.
"Thanks for the input, Mr. Capone."
So then can you name the 8 states that you have visited???
FYI those are known as "countries" -- not states.
And you want us to take you seriously???
...subject to arrest...Huh? How does that work?
It means that the officer can either arrest you or just give you a citation or just a warning but before he decides which one he wants to know your name.
Failure to give your name at that point will make his decision easier.
Knowing Uncle Chip like I do[from this forum] I would not go so far as to call him a jackboot licker.
Okay then tell us how many states you have visited in the United States???
So we are all “subject to arrest” at all times.
You do see the problem with that, right?
Gak!
As tens of millions here illegally run though the streets in every state, while government at all levels offer them tax paid prizes and gifts....
Go get those bad Americans Uncle Chip...
Gezzzz..
“English as a second language.”
I think you’re on to something. When I read that he said, “And I’m glad that I’m here having to address mediocrity,”, I thought he really meant to say something about addressing a non-issue. Instead, he chooses “mediocrity”, which is completely inappropriate in this instance.
Ain’t diversity great? The city has a chief who’s (1) a minority and (2) illiterate. God bless America.
Ohhh hell — now you’ve gone and ruined it for me.
I was trying to give him enough rope to hog tie himself
Sorry about that!
It’s the way it is — I don’t make the laws.
But I am smart enough to know that if I’m stopped by LE that I do myself well by cooperating — and giving them my name is the least I can do to cooperate.
Had the bimbette in this story done that she would probably not have been cited or detained for long.
28 people were stopped that day — only 7 received citations — and only 1 was arrested.
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